Receptacle filling and measuring machine for liquids



E. 1. FALKINER. v RECEPTACLE FILUNG AND MEASURING MACHINE FOR LIQUlDS.I

man MAYlz. |921.

Jan. 16, 1923.l

Patented Jan. 16, 1923.

UNITED. STATES y 1,442,138 PATENT oFFlc-E.

EDWARD JOHN FALKINER, OF PADDINGTON, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUS-TRALIA, ASSIGNOR TO TI-IE MULTIPLEX PAGKETING AND FILLING MACHINE COM-PANY, OF WELLINGTON, NEW' ZEALAND, A COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND.

RECEPTACLE FILLING AND MEASURING MACHINE FOR LIQUIDS.

Application iled May 12,

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, EDWARD JOHN FALKI- NER, asubject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing ataPaddington, Sydney, New South l/Vales, Australia, have invented a newand useful Improvement in Receptacle Filling and Measuring Machines forLiquids; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same.

This invention relates to measuring apparatus for rapidly dividing stockquantities of mobile liquids in relatively small quantities of equalvolume, such apparatus having its chief utility in warehouses and retailshops for the rapid bottling of stock liquids into uniform volume.

The invention consists in certain structural improvements particularizedin the gravity flow type of such machines in which the liquids aremeasured simultaneously' in a plurality of telescopic vessels ofadjustable dimensions, and the measured quantities are deliveredtherefrom directly into bottles.

In the accompanying. drawings,

Figure 1, is a plan view, and

Figure 2, is a longitudinal sectional elevation. y

Referring to the drawings, the stock liquid is supplied through a mainpipe 100 terminating in a head 101, which is set immersed to obviatefoaming, into a receiving vessel 102 is provided with a gauge glass 103.ii'ais vessel is set up within the supply eisten 104 and it is fittedwith a drop foot valve 105 controllable by a pull lever 106. Liquid inthe cistern 104 is maintained at a normal level therein by means of anoverow pipe .107, the lower end of which is a telescopic fit in adelivery pipe 108, fitted with a valve 109 by which it may be openedinto the transfer fistern 117. When this valve 109 is opened, liquidcontained in the cistern 104 above the top end of the pipe 107 will flowfrom the cistern 104 into the transfer cistern 117 The valve 109 iscontrollable'by means of a hand lever 119 fixed on its spindle 120, saidspindle passing through the bottom of the cistern 117, to enable ttingof the hand lever ,119 in an accessible place.

The cistern 104 is mounted on the main table 110 and said table iscarried on studs the sleeve 108 and the valve` 109, are contained in acistern 117 which is carried on a table 113, which is movable by jackscrews 114, all of which are geared to a shaft 115' fitted Vwith a handwheel 116 by operating which the table 113y may be raised or lowered asrequired. 121 is a displacing vessel. It is a cylinder carried on alever arm 122 which is provided with a fixing device 123l by which itsvertical position may be controlled. The displacing cylinder 121 isguided on a post 124 which is a free sliding lit through its tubularcentre. -125 are measuring vessels, of which there maybe any requirednumber. The capacity of each of these vessels is determined by theadjustment of the tubular ended conical heads 126 which are fixed on thedepending tubular studs 127, said studs being screwed up to the table110 so as to permit'individual adjustment of the capacities of thevessels 125. 128 are air evacuating holes in the tops of the tubularstuds 127. The conical heads 126 are fitted with piston rings (notshown) to form a liquid tight fit in the vessels 125. These pistonheadsl are fitted with two air evacuating devices; firstly, a centraltube 129 for which clearance is provided within the tubular studs 127,and secondly a lateral tube 130 connected into a vent hole 131 leadingto a flute or groove 132 on the side of the cone face of the pis-` tonhead. The lower ends of the chambers 125 are conical as shown at 133andV lead into necks 134 which are screw mounted in a socket 135 on thebottom of the cistern 117. Screwed up in this socket is also the reducedportion 136 of the control valve casing 137. The chambers 125 are filledthrough the inflow pipes 140, 141 being angularly disposed socketshaving aV closure plug 142 at their ends to facilitate insertion ofcleaning means into the passageway. The valves 144 are slotted throughbetween their cheeks which are neatly contained in pockets in thecasings 137, but a sector portion 153, sufficient to close the necks134, is left. The outlet necks of the valve casings 137 are providedwith spouts 146 adapted to direct measured liquid into bottles 147located on a tray 148, preferably slidably mounted on a table 1419 lixedon the base structure. The valves 1411 are connected by their crank arms150 to links 151 and are operatable as a gang by moving' said linlis bypushing or pulling on the hand grips 152.

The method of operation is as follows The table 113 having been adjustedfor position so as to bring the piston heads into proper verticalposit-ion in the chambers 125 so that the clearance space Will containthe precise quantity of liquid required to be delivered at eachoperation, liquid is supplied to the receiving vessel 102 through thepipe 100. The valve 105 is lifted by operating` the lever 106 to allowliquid to flow from the vessel 102 into a eist-ern 10-1. The valve 105is then closed, and the valve 109 opened by means of its lever 119. Theoverplus of the liquid above the top end of the pipe 10T flows downthrough said pipe and through the pipe 108 and is passed by the valve109 into the transfer rislern 11T which is normally kept filled to thetop level of the pipes 1110. The liquid overflowing into the pipes 110fills the measuring vessels 132 and then rises above pipes 1110. Thevalve 100 is then closed and the displacing vessel 121 .is raised, withtheresult that the surfaee level or the liquid in the transfer eistern11T is caused to drop below the mouths of the intake pipes 1li-0. Airdisplaced from the vessels 125 finds way out through the air pipe 129and the lateral air duet and air pipe 130, so that. the Whole of theclearance space in the vessel becomes quite filled with liquid. Thevalves lee being now operated by forcing over the gang links 151, theliquid so measured flows through the spouts 11G into the bottles 1&7. Uncompletion of delivery the valves 144 are closed by the reversemorement, the displacing' vessel is aga-in lowered and the sameoperations are repeated-- that l claim is:

l, Liquid measuring apparatus comprising' a stock cistern on a vfixedtable, a vertical movable table below the saine with inter- ;Yeared jackscrews for altering` its vert-ical location, 'a charging cistern on saidmovable table a valved telescopic pipe for diseharging liquid from thestoel( eistern into the charging' cistern, means'to operate the valve'from outside the eharging' cistern, a. displacing device carried on alever adapted. for altering' the surfaee level vin said eli-argingcistern, measuring' vessels within the Charging cistern having theirlower ends fitted through the bottoni of said oistern, stand pipesadapted to flow liquid into said vessels when the liquid level in saideharh'- kine' cistern above said pipes, eoned heads carried pendently bythe liked table and in said vessels as the table levels are relativelylaltered to vary the measuring` gauge, and airi` vents disposed centrallyand laterallyl through said heads.

2. Liquid measuring apparatus comprising a fixed and a \f'erticallymovable table, a stoel( cistern and a charging eistern carriedrespectively on said tables, measuring ves- Within the charging,reistein having outlets fitted through the bottom of said eistern, gang'ral below the adjustable table controlling the se veral measuring'vessel outlets, teleseopine; liquid transferring means between thecisterne with a valve Within the charging eistern at the lower end ofthe lower section and having such section tixed to the charging cistern,means external to the charging eistern for operating said valve, liquiddisplacing,` means in the charging` eistern, and air vented ad instableslide heads carried by the fixed table and extending' into the measuringvessels,

3. In liquid measuring apparatus of the type herein described, thecombination of a receiving` vessel int-o Which stoel( liquid may llo'xvthrough a pipe terminating near the bottom thereof, a lift valve forpassing liquid from said vessel into a supply cistern enclosing' thereceiving` vessel, a valve telescopio pipe adapted to pass liquid fromsaid supply eistern to a transfer cistern below it, a plurality ofmeasuring vessels in said transfer eistern with valved outlets passingthrough the bottom thereof, conieal heads teleseopically slidable insaid vessels by varying' the vertical position of said transfer cisternrelatively to said supply oistern, stand pipe lillers for said measuringvessels, and a liquid displacing' vessel mounted on a lever foraltering' the surface level of liquid in said transfer eistern.

in testimony `whereof, I have signed my .tame to 'this speeilieation inthe pre'senee'of two subscribing witnesses.

EDVA RD JOHN FiiLKlN'ER. lVi tnesses Guion A, lvfaonixv, MarienthalINGALLsMArs.

